Crane viewing

While the cranes can be seen throughout the Atherton Tablelands, there are a few key areas where you can be sure to spot them. Select the linked Google Map for more information.

Celebrating the amazing spectacle of the great grey birds

Every year, large flocks of stately grey birds gather on the Atherton Tablelands for the winter. Cranes are the subject of myth and legend around the world, they are immortalised in art and photography and are woven into the fabric of ancient cultures. They leap and dance, they bugle and call, and they enrich our lives. It's crane season on the Tablelands!

If you live on the Tablelands, it's not hard to spot the cranes, feeding in farmers' paddocks during the day, and flying in v formation every evening across the winter sunset to their favourite roosting sites.

Crane Week is a celebration of these ancient mythical birds. Join us for Tablelands Crane Week: watch, learn and photograph, spread an appreciation of cranes, and you will help to ensure a safe future for them in the beautiful region of Australia we call home.

An entry in Crane Behaviour 2015 - Highly Commended - Sandy Carroll

You can still get information about these amazing birds from the Malanda Falls Information Centre

Tablelands Crane Week 2017 - September 18th to 25th

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Our sponsors

Crane week was generously sponsored and supported by the following people and businesses.We thank them for their support and vision, and hope you will too.